[White Stallion]

There is this big black cat that keeps coming into my yard and beating up my smaller cat :fire:. I have tried running at him screaming and shooting at him with my full-auto airsoft gun. But he just keeps coming back, What should I do?

[Lupinus]

Paintball gun

BB Gun

.22LR

have you tried talking to the owners?

[pax]

Keep your cat inside.

pax

[Balog]

Keeping your cat inside is a good idea; you wouldn't want it going into others backyards and causing them the same problems you are experiencing.

If the cat appears to be feral kill it the next time you see it. No questions, no hesitation. Just do a search to find out why.

If it belongs to your neighbor, maybe try a live trap. Bring it to 'em and have a discussion about allowing pets to roam free.

[shermacman]

Visual picture:

You running and screaming while firing a full-auto AirSoft.

:D

I am sure the cat's owners will be happy to sit down and talk to you...!

[White Stallion]

It actually tried to hide behind my metal quad shed put i put about thirty rounds on the shed made alot of noise, hasnt been back for about 3 hours now.

[10volt]

Cats are stupid, just shoot the damn thing and bury it in your yard. What I can't stand is cats are allowed to roam free with no restictions, and talking to your neighbor is probably useless.

[Taurus 617 CCW]

You could always use a 30-06 with a rapid expanding bullet ie. Ballistic Tip. :evil: I used my FN FAL to get rid of a feral cat a few years back. Man, that .308 really did the job.

[White Stallion]

I dont want to use lethal force because i still havent determined if it is feral or not. And if it is not feral i could be charged.

[dakotasin]

personally, i'd break out the lethal means - but if you truly don't want to do that yet, shoot it w/ a bb gun every time it comes in your yard. painful, but not lethal and no long-term ill effects as long as you are reasonably careful and accurate. after being shot once or twice w/ bb's/pellets, it will associate your yard w/ pain, and no longer come over. start w/ a non-skin-breaking power level and shoot it in the hindquarters. escalate the power level to match the cat's desire to be in your yard.

[Nitrogen]

Lawn sprinklers will do wonders.
Not as fun as guns, but it'll piss the cat off a lot more.

[warriorsociologist]

Is your cat female? Fixed?

+1 on the sprinklers and talking to your neighbors.

[White Stallion]

And yes it is fixed

[RCL]

Hit him with your dead robin......:fire:

[itgoesboom]

We have the same problem, but it's a tabby cat that beats up our manx. Keeping him inside doesn't work, then he just pees everywhere and whines at the door.

But he has figured out how to solve the problem a little bit. He runs back to the front door, and makes enough noise for our German Shepherd Dog to hear, and she comes and starts growling at the other cat. Usually keeps the cat back from our cat a good 20 feet or so.

To give the cat even more fear, I sometimes open the door with the GSD on the lease to give it a good scare.

Yesterday I snuck around with the dog and flanked the cat and really frightened him. :evil:

I am tempted let our dog out to just finish off the damn thing, but I would then have to deal with the neighbors. :rolleyes:

I.G.B.

[White Stallion]

I tried and missed by about three feet :neener:.

[stevelyn]

Aguila Super Colibris will solve your cat problem quietly and anonymously.

[White Stallion]

I DONT WANT TO KILL IT :fire: :cuss: :banghead: !!!!!

[swan hunter]

:rolleyes: Your only choice is to teach your puny cat some Kung Fu and perhaps git him on some steroids. Try some ankle weights to build up muscles...Sharpen claws etc...:rolleyes:

[riverdog]

There was a stray running loose in my neighborhood quite a while back. I lured it with a can of tuna. It was looking for a home so first I called the number on his collar and a guy came and picked him up. The cat escaped from his car before they left the condo grounds and when I came back from working out I got the full story from a neighbor, guy was a real jerk. About an hour later I found the cat again. This time I tossed the collar, took him to a vet for a check-up and shots, and over the next few weeks/months proceeded to get him back up to a normal weight. Great cat, very easy going, had him another eight years.

In your case, I'd get one of the live traps available through animal control and let them deal with the problem.

[Bigjake]

ya randomly whack birds from your 4 wheeler, why not shoot the miserable cat and be done with it. wandering cats are a hell of a lot bigger problem than spring songbirds :banghead:

[R.W.Dale]

Oddly enough lethal means don't always work either. I was confident that I had blasted that infernal yellow tom that had been spraying everything over the fence and for awhile it had appeared that I had punched his ticket for all nine lives.:evil:
But I'll be darned if we didn't pull into the driveway the other night and there the #%^&^*&^ was spraying the front door. I guess I need a full choke.:rolleyes:

[HankB]

Well, if you're ruling out sensible things like a .22, you might try a live trap.

When said kitty is caught, wait until shortly before sunrise, and then soak the critter with skunk screen (found at most large gun and hunting stores) before releasing it.

Stinky kitty goes home and makes the inconsiderate owner's home stinky. :D

Maybe he won't inflict his animal's nuisance behavior on his neighbors afterward.

[White Stallion]

i like the way you think HANK ;) .

[Boom-stick]

Water pistols work a treat over here and fireworks, not too close to hurt it but close enough so it don't come back.

I keep my cat in, or when he's out it's with me on his leash:)

Get some real strange looks in Blockbuster:what:

[igorts]

i was told a story of one guy shooting roaming cats with .22 but not in letal areas, so he does not have to hide it later, it would die somewhere else...:evil:

[Bigjake]

and the pool of morons grows deeper..

[shermacman]

Why would a new member post a sick story? Why would they write like a 13 year old in an IM session: no punctuation, no spell check, and can't find the Shift key on their keyboard?

[MNgoldenbear]

Hit him with your dead robin......
ROTFLMAO!:D

To give the cat even more fear, I sometimes open the door with the GSD on the lease to give it a good scare.
So, are rental dogs more ferocious than others? :)

WS,
Wasn't too keen on your postings initially. A lot of what was said under your robin posting made sense. You're young, and we all did at least some things that we now think are unwise or otherwise unacceptable. The one thing I am glad of is that, though some of your early replies were a bit snippy (at least in part in response to being scolded, I'm guessing), you have taken some of the serious advice well and are learning from it. Keep going on that path. Good luck.

As for the cat, I'm not a big fan of cats, so my advice wouldn't be much different than many of the responses so far, though there are a lot of creative possibilities. :evil:

[Devonai]

Capture the cat and make it live indoors with your cat for two weeks. Break up any fights that occur (leather gloves come in handy), and by the end of the two weeks the two of them will be best of friends.

If it's a neighbor's cat, they'll be thrilled to be reunited with their "lost" kitty. :D

[White Stallion]

Why would a new member post a sick story? Why would they write like a 13 year old in an IM session: no punctuation, no spell check, and can't find the Shift key on their keyboard?

Are you talking about me?

[shermacman]

No, your typing is fine! My comment was directed at a newbie who thinks it cute to relate illiterate ramblings extoling the virtues of shooting to injure. Makes the whole board look guilty by association.

[Bigjake]

methinks hes a peta plant, DU at the very least.:cuss:

[White Stallion]

sorry I thought you were talking about me. I appologize.

[eastwood44mag]

Catch it in a live trap, take it to the shelter two counties over.

Or

Nasty as it sounds, catch it alive, and urinate all over it--the gesture will cause the cat to realize that it is an intruder in a dominant creature's territory.

Whatever you do, don't expect to catch it again--once they're caught, they can't be caught again.

[RyanM]

Nasty as it sounds, catch it alive, and urinate all over it--the gesture will cause the cat to realize that it is an intruder in a dominant creature's territory.

Then how do you let it out of the cage afterwards, without being ripped to shreds? Hide in a tree and open it with a string? Cats can climb trees.

[Boom-stick]

LOL,

I just have this picture in my mind of someone trying to hold a cat with one hand whilst trying to pee on it with the other:D

Cats can be lethal to soft body tissue at close range, just makes me wince:eek:

[Lupinus]

thats for the disturbing image lmao

I can just imagin the po'ed look on the cats face as you hold it by the neck momma kitty style and pee on it lol

[~z]

I have heard cats hate to be pooed on even worse. Ever notice how you never find cats "down below" in the out house? That’s the reason. Try pooing on the cat, trap optional, I'd be curious to find if my hypothesis holds. Please post pictures of wounds for cost/ benefit analysis.
~z

[Delmar]

Man, some of y'all are just so wrong...... LMAO!

[TC66]

I second the paintball gun. They learn quickly after one or two shots. Don't ask me how I know this. Just know that I do.

[Bigjake]

you guys are investing too much effort trying to urinate/deficate on the damned critter, buy a tazer, if you can close range, they are mighty effective

[White Stallion]

He hasnt been back for about a week now, for all I know. But if he does I'll shoot him with my paintball gun :evil: .

[imas]

You ask for help in the hunting area on a gun board and the answers are very likely going to involve killing it... ;) I was also going to suggest Super Colibri or 22 CBs

[Selfdfenz]

Animal control will furnish the trap and come collect the trapee in many locals. If the cat has a tag they could fine the neighbor, if not they will either put the cat up for adoption or put it to sleep.

If the trap is on your property there is nothing the neighbor can do.

S-

[JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone]

I just don't understand. You didn't have any difficulty killing the innocent little Robbin. Now you can't get rid of a pesky cat that beats up on your cat. Be a man! Pellet gun in hand. Aim tru. Once in the arse should be enough to let him know that he's not welcome on your land. But if your kitty roams for foreign lands, don't be surprised to find a few cat scratches on him once in a while.

-Steve

[imas]

Sportsmans Guide sells traps for around $20 or so.

[Clean97GTI]

trap it and take it to a shelter.
your tax dollars are already paying for it, may as well make use of it.

My dad managed to get rid of a pesky cat quite by accident when I was young. F-150 did a number on the poor creature.

I did end up having to wash it though. :fire:

[Lon371]

Ok time to get serious. If you are afraid your cat is getting beat up. Or you dont want to get rid of the intruder. I have a suggestion. Take your kitty to self defense classes:) . Or better yet, I will give you my mother inlaws address. She can add it to her collection:D .
Ok I fell off the deep end for a moment. I would just catch it and call animal control.

[danurve]

If one does not want any critter dead then why would one post about it in a pro-gun hunting forum.

[G.I.Bill]

Holy $#!^ this is as funny as it gets. I was in tears from laughing so hard. I bet this poo covered urin soaked kitty will learn his lesson! :D
Honestly though, I think spraying it with the hose or sprinklers are good ideas and if it continued like you guys said call animal control. But If you live far enough outside of the city limits and really thought it was neccasary why not put it down.

[crt360]

Mark your territory. Relieve yourself in strategic locations around your yard. The cat will sense your dominance and avoid the area. I read about this somewhere. I think it also works on other predators, like coyotes and tigers.

[Babalouie]

Get a dog.

[Cueball]

In all seriousness... either the paintball gun or light power settings on a BB/Pellet gun should be sufficient discouragment to cause the feline to find other hangouts.

[seeker_two]

OC Pepper spray....

The cat will remember to avoid any place it gets sprayed with it...

...and it'll survive the experience. :D

[af1acura]

I used a blow gun on a feral cat once and never saw it again. A 4" metal dart will do that to a cat. I hit it in its tail so the cat probably lived.